Unit Four – Study Guide
Social Studies
People and Places
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Government – a group of people who run a city, a state, or a country
and
 1. Provides services
 2. Makes laws
 3. Helps keep us safe
 4. Settles disagreements
Mayor – the leader of a city or town
Citizen – a member of a community, state, or country
Governor – leader of a state’s government
 Governor. Tom Wolf
Congress – part of the government made up of Senators and
Congressmen
 This group writes and votes on laws for all of the
states.
President – the leader of our country
 President Barack Obama
Constitution – the plan for our government
Supreme Court – decides if laws are fair for a state or country
Freedom – a citizen’s rights to make choices
Motto – a saying that people try to live by
 E Pluribus Unum
Monument – a building or statue honoring a person or event